The crisis in Lebanon is escalating.
The conflict has killed more than 2,400 people, including hundreds of women and children, and has displaced almost one million people.
The situation in Lebanon is deteriorating rapidly, with devastating effects on communities already struggling with poverty and displacement. Airstrikes have damaged essential infrastructure, closed 40 health centres and left 360,000 people without clean water.
As is always the case during conflict, it is the most marginalised people who are bearing the heaviest burden of the attacks. They urgently need food, water, shelter and medical assistance.
ActionAid is working with local partners to assess what people need and to respond with essential supplies.
The window to prevent a full-scale humanitarian crisis is closing rapidly. We urgently need your support.
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What is happening in Lebanon right now?
Even before the recent escalation, Lebanon faced a severe economic crisis and significant humanitarian challenges, with 3.7 million people in need of help, including 1.5 million Syrian refugees and 200,000 Palestinian refugees. The ongoing conflict has compounded these issues.
Violence in Lebanon now threatens to spiral out of control, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and political crisis in Lebanon.
ActionAid’s Regional Campaigns Coordinator, Sabine Abiaad, who lives in Beirut with her family, said:
The psychological toll of this war is severely undermining our and our partners' ability to respond to the growing humanitarian needs.
The needs on the ground are growing rapidly. Hospitals are under immense pressure, struggling to cope with the rising number of wounded. Schools have been converted into shelters, but there is not enough space for the increasing number of displaced families. Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, who have sought safety in Lebanon, are being denied help, with many forced to sleep on the streets or cross the borders back into Syria."
About ActionAid
ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.
Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
We operate in rural and urban communities across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
We're committed to ending the cycle of violence in communities around the world, enabling women's economic empowerment, and supporting women's and girls' rights during humanitarian crises.
Where your money goes
90% of your donation will go directly to our Lebanon Crisis Appeal.
10% of your donation will be retained for ActionAid’s Emergency Action Fund which will only be used for ensuring we are prepared and able to respond quickly and more effectively to future emergencies and crises.
If the total amount raised for this appeal exceeds the funds needed for the response, ActionAid will transfer the remaining balance to the Emergency Action Fund. All Gift Aid claimed on donations will fund ActionAid’s work across the world, wherever the need is greatest.
Page updated 30 October 2024